📰 Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescue

Many dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop Version 2 of the widely used Gtk toolkit will be dropped from the next Debian release. The problem is that many things still need it, including FreePascal and its Lazarus IDE.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/26/debian_14_will_drop_gtk2/

#debian

📰 Tails 7.5 Updates Tor Browser to 15.0.7 and Improves Thunderbird Security

Tails 7.5, a privacy-focused Linux distro, upgrades Tor Browser to 15.0.7, updates the Tor client to 0.4.9.5, and improves Thunderbird security.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-5-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released/

#linux #distro

📰 Linux 7.1 Looks To Support Extended Attributes On Sockets For New GNOME & systemd Functionality

While the Linux 7.0 feature merge window ended this past weekend and that next kernel release won't debut as stable until April, there are already features out on the horizon that are being positioned for likely merging into the Linux 7.1 kernel assuming no issues appear or objections raised by Linus Torvalds. One of the features already looking like it will be submitted for Linux 7.1 is supporting extended attributes on sockets...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Looks-xattrs-Sockets

#linux #systemd #gnome #kernel

📰 I replaced Android with a full Linux desktop on my old phone, and it's shockingly usable

Pocketblue, based on Fedora Atomic, is great on the OnePlus 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-android-full-linux-desktop-old-phone/

#linux #fedora #android

📰 Arch-Based Omarchy 3.4 Released With Tmux Integration, Hibernation by Default

Arch-based Omarchy 3.4 introduces default Tmux integration, hibernation on new installs, refined Hyprland workflows, and multiple new desktop themes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-linux-3-4-released/

#arch

📰 Microsoft Updates DirectX Shader Compiler With Improved Vulkan Driver Interoperability

Microsoft has published a new version of its open-source DirectX Shader Compiler. Besides adding Shader Model 6.9 production support, making this DX Compiler update interesting to us are the SPIR-V back-end improvements and enhancing interoperability with Vulkan drivers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DX-Shader-Compiler-Better-VLK

#opensource

📰 LXD 6.7 Released With AMD GPU Passthrough Support

Canonical today released LXD 6.7 as the latest feature update to this system container and virtual machine manager commonly used in Ubuntu Linux environments...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXD-6.7-Released

#amd #ubuntu #linux

📰 Bazzite triples its userbase in 8 months as gamers seek a Windows alternative

People have begun to wake up to the idea that, in some situations, installing a gaming-oriented Linux distro will give you a better experience than Windows 11. Once pinned as the one operating system you don't want to use if you care about gaming, Linux has since come leaps and bounds with tech like Proton that allows games to run on the FOSS operating system without the game's developers lifting a finger.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-triples-its-userbase-in-8-months-as-gamers-seek-a-windows-alternative/

#linux #distro

📰 Calibre 9.4 Adds “Reading Stats” to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress

Calibre 9.4 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with "reading stats" to the E-book viewer to show reading progress, a nicer Edit book UI, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-4-adds-reading-stats-to-the-e-book-viewer-to-show-reading-progress

#opensource

📰 Numerous AMDXDNA Ryzen AI Driver Fixes For Linux 7.0-rc2

Sent out today were all of the DRM/accel driver fixes for the week, ahead of the Linux 7.0-rc2 kernel release due out on Sunday...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc2-DRM-Fixes

#linux #kernel

📰 Open Source Endowment Launches to Fund Critical FOSS Infrastructure

The Open Source Endowment introduces an investment-backed model to provide sustainable funding for widely used open source projects.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/open-source-endowment-launches-to-fund-critical-foss-infrastructure/

#opensource

📰 Intel Media Driver Update Brings Nova Lake S Support, AV1 Improvements

While at the end of February, today Intel released the Intel Media Driver 2025Q4 release as well as the latest VPL GPU Runtime for their media stack...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Media-Driver-2025Q4

#intel

📰 The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices

The latest update for the OrangePi Neo handheld with Manjaro Linux is not a positive one, with the whole thing now unfortunately "on ice".Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-is-now-on-ice-due-to-component-prices/

#linux

📰 Linux runs most PC games now, and you don't need SteamOS to do it

Linux gaming is slowly gaining prominence, and while it's definitely not mainstream, it has crossed a line of viability that sounded ridiculous even a few years ago. It's no longer a hobby project, but a real way to enjoy most of your favorite games. Not every title works, and a handful of popular multiplayer games still treat Linux like a second-class citizen, but by and large, even games that aren't supported by Linux natively will run...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-runs-most-pc-games-now-and-you-dont-need-steamos-to-do-it/

#linux

📰 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 makes document editing easier than ever

A new version of ONLYFFICE Desktop Editors, a open source office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux, is out with a fresh set of features and tools. ONLYOFFICE 9.3 adds more signature options for PDF forms, multipage view for documents, new solver tools and regex formulas in the spreadsheets and support for animated GIFs in presentation slides made with the suite’s PowerPoint equivalent.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released

#linux #opensource

📰 elementary OS 8.1.1 Released With Linux kernel 6.17

elementary OS 8.1.1 arrives with Linux kernel 6.17 and the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Hardware Enablement stack.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/elementary-os-8-1-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17/

#ubuntu #linux #kernel

📰 GNOME GitLab Redirecting Some Git Traffic To GitHub For Reducing Costs

If you are cloning from a GNOME repository on their GitLab and now finding your Git traffic being redirected to GitHub, you are not alone. GNOME's infrastructure team is now redirecting Git traffic from the GNOME.org GitLab over to GitHub mirrors for reducing bandwidth costs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitHub-GitLab-Redirect

#gnome

📰 BunsenLabs Carbon Is Here with Support for Wayland Sessions, Based on Debian 13

BunsenLabs Carbon Linux distribution is now available for download with support for Wayland session, based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 "Trixie". Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13

#linux #debian #gnu #wayland

📰 Open source devs consider making hogs pay for every Git pull

Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks Opinion I'm at the Linux Foundation Members Summit, and Sonatype's CTO Brian Fox introduced me to a new open source problem. I wouldn't have thought that was possible, but here I am.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/28/open_source_opinion/

#linux #opensource

📰 Your Linux LTS Kernel Will Be Supported Longer Than You Thought

More breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-lts-kernel-support-extension/

#linux #kernel

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 Preps Rounded Style UI Enhancement For QtWidgets-Based Apps

KDE Plasma 6.7 development continues heating up following the Plasma 6.6 desktop release earlier this month...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.7-Rounded-UI-QtWidgets

#kde #plasma